Posts tagged Music Contracts
Session Musician Agreements Explained: Fees, Credits, Usage Rights and Reuse

A great session can become legally confusing for a surprisingly ordinary reason: everyone remembers the conversation differently. The artist thought the fee covered unlimited edits. The musician expected a credit and approval before the…

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Music Distribution Deals Explained: Annual Fees, One-Time Fees and Revenue Shares

A digital distributor delivers recordings and metadata to services such as Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music, then collects eligible revenue and reports it to the rights holder. Many distributors also offer tools for splits, pre-save pages, analytics, Content ID, publishing administration, cover-song licensing or label management…

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